Month: February 2024

Feb 29 2024

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Work visa review: Policy issues still need to be dealt with, say critics

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Immigration New Zealand is ignoring concerns that its work visa scheme was allowing migrants to buy jobs and be exploited, critics say.

Feb 29 2024

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Review Into Administration Of Work Force Visa Scheme Released

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Deputy Public Service Commissioner Heather Baggott has today released the findings of a review into the administration of the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) scheme.

Feb 28 2024

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Immigration NZ didn’t assess risk of visa abuse: report

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A review has found Immigration New Zealand didn’t properly assess the risk of visa abuse when it loosened settings for its Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme. The scheme, launched 18...

Feb 28 2024

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Immigration New Zealand warns against job scams

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Immigration New Zealand is calling on individuals to be vigilant against job offer scams that victimise workers as the agency cracks down on such schemes. “The general rule is if...

Feb 27 2024

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Immigration New Zealand ‘should have done more’ to prevent abuse of Accredited Employer Work Visa – Public Service Commission

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Immigration New Zealand (INZ) should have done more to minimise the risk of abuse to a work visa scheme, the Public Service Commission says.

Feb 27 2024

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Review Into Administration Of Work Force Visa Scheme Released

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Deputy Public Service Commissioner Heather Baggott has today released the findings of a review into the administration of the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) scheme.

Feb 26 2024

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New Zealand student visa processing time improves

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Immigration New Zealand has improved the process for deciding student visa applications by giving their staff more efficient assessment tools. As a result, they can process student visa applications …

Feb 26 2024

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New Zealand Immigration: Money support to exploited foreign workers to end soon

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The New Zealand Government-funded Migrant Exploitation Protection Visa Short-term Support Package providing temporary financial relief to exploited migrant workers is coming to the end of its approved …

Feb 25 2024

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Vietnamese migrants ‘sold everything’ for $203k of visas to NZ – to find no jobs

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A group of 16 Vietnamese allegedly paid $203,000 after being promised work and new lives, but arrived to find no jobs and were left with a mountain of debt …

Feb 25 2024

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New Zealand Immigration: Money support to exploited foreign workers to end soon

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The New Zealand Government-funded Migrant Exploitation Protection Visa Short-term Support Package providing temporary financial relief to exploited migrant workers is coming to the end of its approved …